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TV-B-Gone Kit

TV-B-Gone Kit

Tired of all those LCD TVs everywhere? Want a break from advertisements while you’re trying to eat? Want to zap screens from across the street? The TV-B-Gone kit is just what you need. With just a simple click of the button you can turn off any TV from 100’s of feet away. Zap! This project […]

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MakerMeter

MakerMeter

Kids of all types need an easy way into electronics or they will get confused or bored with it. Putting electronics into simple blocks that the kids can play with may peak their interest in electronics. A MakerMeter is one or more blocks of electronic components built in a way that the kids can play […]

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Repeat After Me: A Mintronics Memory Game

Repeat After Me: A Mintronics Memory Game

In this project, we’ll turn a MAKE MintDuino microcontroller and a Mintronics Survival Pack into a replica of retro electronic memory games like Simon and the Tandy Pocket Repeat game sold by RadioShack in the 1980s. It’s amazing how fun and addictive this simple game is, and it’s a great way to learn about integrated […]

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Emoting Puppets

Emoting Puppets

Finger puppets are fun storytelling devices that provide hours of imaginative play. With a mere wag of a finger, your puppet comes to life and begins its theatrical performance. Your puppet’s persona is predominately determined by its design. Is it big and clumsy? Slender and refined? Jolly with a knobby nose, or nervous with beady […]

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Arduino Data-Logging Shield Kit

Arduino Data-Logging Shield Kit

This data-logging shield for the Arduino makes saving data to files on any FAT16 or FAT32 formatted SD card really easy. The included Real-Time Clock timestamps all your data with the current time, so that you know precisely what happened and when!

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